8pm
$10 or b/o
rob chalfen/david gross @ subconsciouscafe present
BACZKOWSKI/REDMAN DUO
wind and drum improvisations
steve baczkowski -baritone = saxophone
will redman - drums
opening:
angela from twisted is going to "dj"
gdg/the grizzle - solo = saxophone
polly hanson - guitar/vocal = (as featured on the sopranos)
BACZKOWSKI/REDMAN DUO
Steve Baczkowski: baritone/tenor saxophone/bass clarinet
The Dim Bulb, a live trio recording with Paul Flaherty and Chris Corsano,
was released in 2005 and received much acclaim. Besides Corsano and
Flaherty, Baczkowski has recently performed with likes of Thurston Moore's
Dream Aktion Unit at FIMAV, Tony Conrad, Robert Dick, Tatsuya Nakatani,
Groundtruther (with Bobby Previte and Charlie Hunter), Joe McPhee and many
others. In the summer of '05 his quintet Buffalo Suicide Prevention Unit,
released their debut recording on Realm of Records. In March '06,
Baczkowski organized and performed with the 30-piece William Parker Buffalo
Orchestra. He and drummer Ravi Padmanabha recently released Tongue Rust and
Lead Moth on Utech records and have a forthcoming live duo recording which
will see release on the Italian vinyl label Qbico in the Fall. Baczkowski
is currently the Music Director at Hallwalls Contemporay Arts Center in
Buffalo, N.Y.
Will Redman: Composer/percussionist and improvisor
Baltimore to Buffalo with some time in England. Helped start the Open Music
Ensemble and Foundation (dedicated to improvisation and graphic scores)
in Buffalo. Drums and percussion past and present with, John Dierker, Todd
Whitman, Bill Sack, International Soundscape Internationale, Sean Meehan,
John Hughes, Augenmusik, Jonathan Vincent, Jack Wright, Bird With Strings,
Steve Baczkowski, Evan Rapport, Krill, Bob Wagner, among others.
Composition with Stuart S. Smith, Michael Finnissy, and Jeff Stadelman;
computer music with Cort Lippe; percussion with Tom Goldstein and Kevin
Norton. Film/sound collaboration with Joanna Raczynska "10th Lesson" has
been shown recently in Baltimore, Buffalo, London, Karlsruhe. New
composition Book was premiered at Hallwalls in April 2006 by 12-piece
version of the Open Music Ensemble. PhD in Music Composition in 2006 from
University at Buffalo.
openmusic.us
www.erierecordings.com
badtranslation@gmail.com
8:00 – 11:00pm
$12 or b/o
rob chalfen & subconsciouscafe new chamber music presents
raging from Brooklyn it’s GUTBUCKET! !
Ken Thomson - sax
Eric Rockwin – bass
Ty Citerman – guitar
Paul Chuffo - drums
Gutbucket is a free-range band. The seven-year-old New York quartet is not only equally comfortable playing in front of 900 sweatily pogo-ing teenage skate-punks, a crowd of stoned jamband freaks, or on an anarchist German art collective houseboat, but most importantly, their music fits right in.
Flitting from hard rock to Latin to thrash to klezmer and back, often within the space of a few bars, the group veritably attacks their music with the kind of ferocity usually reserved for punk, despite having earned their jazz bona fides.
Though the band might seem rooted in the genre exploding of avant-squonk (their 2001 debut, InsomniacsDream, was released on the Knitting Factory house imprint), their shift to louder sounds began with their controversially-titled Dry Humping the American Dream (released in 2003 in Europe on the legendary Enja label and in 2004 in the US with Sludge Test on Bang on a Can's acclaimed Cantaloupe label). It was an easier move than it might at first seem – bassist Eric Rockwin claims to have learned every Paul McCartney bassline by heart before his father humbled him with a Ray Brown CD. Guitarist Ty Citerman was “into everything that was Hendrix and Van Halen and Led Zeppelin.” And drummer Paul Chuffo learned to play by mimicking The Who’s Keith Moon.
There have been specially prepared collaborations with Bang on a Can family friends, Ethel, a string quartet with a predilection for distortion pedals; there have been live volleyball games; there have been blindfolds; and there have been Dixie cups filled with rice and passed to enthralled crowds. “We like having [musical] conversations with each other and seeing where that goes,” Rockwin says. “But we like engaging the audience in that conversation, too.”
http://www.pitchperfectpr.com/a_gb.html
camber music
5pm
$8 suggested donation
Anemoi Quintet
Formed out of their passion for chamber music and their friendships with each other, Animoi Quintet was established in 2006 with members native to Japan, Venezuela, Hong Kong, America and Israel. Recognized in their own right as individual musicians, its members have played with many chamber and orchestral groups in Boston, as well as in other national and international cities, such as Gardner Chamber Orchestra, Kalistos Chamber Orchestra, Soria Chamber Players, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Octet, Radius Ensemble, Hingham Symphony Orchestra...etc. The diverse cultural background combined with their rich professional experiences have proved to be extraordinary. Anemoi Quintet is excited to realize the creative potential of the group and is committed to explore and expand the musical experience with audience of all ages.
7:30 pm
10$ donation
Matthew Joy
along with solo guitarist Chuck Anastasiou and
singer/songwriter Joe Carson.
Boston guitarist Matthew Joy, an innovative musician and composer, brings
forth a refreshing sound, blending different styles of music including jazz,
folk, brazilian, blues, rock, and world. His compositions and guitar playing
are thoughtful, eclectic, and refined.
Matthew’s compositions have been performed and recorded by other artist in
Boston, New York , And Europe. Matthew has been performing his music
throughout New England and teaching guitar in Boston . He has recorded two
albums, "Pulse" a recording of solo works, and "Omnifarious" where Matthew
plays a variety of instruments overdubbed.
jazz
8pm
$10 suggested donation
Jazz guitarist Pete McCann draws from a wide variety of concepts and techniques that make him one of the most unique-sounding musicians in New York City today. Omnitone Records is celebrating his new release, Most Folks, in May of 2006. For his first Zeitgeist performance, Pete leads an exciting new quartet featuring John O’Gallagher on sax, Ben Street on bass and Mark Ferber on drums. Most Folks features 11 of McCann’s original compositions which are inspired by John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth, Richie Beirach and Kenny Wheeler. Pete’s playing encompasses a wide variety of musical styles and genres -- Straight-ahead, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde, Latin, Jazz-Rock Fusion.
McCann has appeared on over 50 CDs and has performed with jazz greats Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebman, Kenny Garrett, and Peter Erskine, among others. His broad performance career has encompassed jazz festivals, musicals, radio jingles, awards shows, and an opera. Pete McCann currently teaches guitar at City College and the New School in New York City. In the summer he teaches at the Maine Jazz Camp and the New York University Summer Jazz Guitar Intensive.
PRODUCER: Omnitone Records
Friday, 23 June 2006
8:00pm – 1:30am
$10 or b/o
rob chalfen & subconsciouscafe new chamber music presents
A FUNDRAISER FOR ZEITGEIST & AXIOM GALLERIES!
featuring:
-CIRCADIAN RHYTHM KINGS
-AMERICANMUSICREVOLUTION.COM
-with live PA & dj by ZERØgSound!
DIRECTIONS: The Cellar is on Mass Ave between Harvard & Central Squares,
between little Crate & Barrel & the Plough & Stars.The fundraiser will be
held upstairs.
CIRCADIAN RHYTHM KINGS:
Andrew Hickman - tenor saxophone
Ken Field - alto saxophone
Todd Brunel - clarinets
Robert Rivera - cello
Joe Reid - piano
Mark Nathanson - percussion
AMERICANMUSICREVOLUTION.COM:
Todd Brunel - clarinets and alto sax
Casper Goldensoe - guitar
Toshio Tanaka - percussion
Tom Lubelczyk - electric bass